Nude Youth Seated before a Curtain, 1646, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669, 6 9/16 x 3 7/8 in. ( x cm) (sheet), Etching, Netherlands, 17th century, In 1646 Rembrandt organized classes so his students could draw from nude models. His choice of relatively unremarkable sitters is unusual for the time. Traditionally, drawn studies and prints of nude males depicted athletic bodies of muscular, Herculean proportions. Unidealized depictions of the human body were usually reserved for images of the aged or infirm.

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